New Year’s Travel Resolutions for the Modern Globetrotter

If you’ve spent New Year’s Eve at The Knick, you’ll have already started 2017 off right. How best to keep the momentum going? By making a few New Year’s travel resolutions.

After the bottles of bubbly have been popped, the crystal ball has been dropped and confetti swept off the floor, it’s time to create resolutions that will last far longer than your New Year’s Eve hangover.

Making travel resolutions makes life a little easier and a lot more enriched, whether you’re off to Manhattan or Moscow. Here are our tips for modern globetrotters:

New Year’s Travel Resolutions for the Modern Globetrotter

Pack lighter

Not only will your back thank you, but packing less allows your experiences to take center stage instead of your belongings. This makes savoring moments like standing in awe of the effervescent glow of Times Square all the more brilliant.

Take a vacation in your own city

Get lost amidst the Van Gogh’s and ancient Egyptian temples at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Or pamper yourself with a luxurious staycation at The Knick and dine on world class fare led by our chef, Charlie Palmer.

Eat like a local

Whether it’s street-side steaming bowls of pho in Hanoi or a slice of New York City pizza, savor it. Ask your neighborly bartender for their picks and taste the town like a local.

Take a solo trip

It can be daunting, but the freedom to do as you please without the confines of another person’s agenda, creates an experience that is empowering and selfishly liberating.

Unplug in nature

Leave your smartphone at home, break free from manic city life and take a digital detox in nature.

Sign up for Global Entry

We mean it when we say that Global Entry is a game changer. What’s better than skipping those cringe worthy security lines and bypassing customs on your way back stateside? It automatically gets you TSA PreCheck on domestic flights, and ensures a speedier re-entry through Customs on international returns.

Take that bucket list trip

Whether you’ve always wanted to swim with sharks in the Maldives or view New York City from the top of the Empire State building, make this year your year to cross off that trip on the top of your bucket list.

Invest in luggage

Invest in a high quality suitcase with great storage and a sleek style to make life a bit smoother on the road. Two of our favorites are Ghurka (for the sleek, leather look) and Globe Trotter (for the classic trunk). We all know making it to the airport on time is hard enough.